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Post-Colic Surgery Rehabilitation With The Equiband Pro System
Colic surgery can be a life-saving procedure for horses — but the recovery process that follows is just as critical. Proper rehabilitation ensures that your horse heals safely, regains strength, and returns to normal activity without complications. One of the most frequently asked questions is: How long does full recovery take? And, as with…
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Understanding the ‘Neurological’ Horse
Neurological dysfunction in horses can significantly impact their movement, balance, and overall quality of life. Whether caused by trauma, infection, degenerative diseases, or congenital conditions, neurological problems often result in muscle weakness, poor coordination, and postural instability. Effective rehabilitation and management strategies, as well as appropriate veterinary intervention, are crucial to optimizing recovery and…
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How to Prioritize Your Horse’s Mental Health
May is Mental Health Month, and this is a topic that has touched many of us, especially in the last four years. Scientists are learning more about the brain every single day, and we now recognize that mental wellness is just one facet of our overall health. The same goes for our horses. Of…
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The Equiband Pro System improves gait symmetry in horses at the trot
In this study, the Equiband Pro System was shown to significantly improve symmetry of landing forces in horses trotting on the lunge.
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Handwalking with the Equiband® Pro System for 4 weeks improves hindlimb symmetry, spinal stability and back pain symmetry in horses with mild lameness
A team of researchers at the University of Georgia have shown that a 4-week training program with the Equiband® Pro improves hindlimb symmetry, spinal stability, and back pain symmetry in horses with mild hindlimb lameness.
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Rehab Tips for Horses With Kissing Spines
Kissing spines, also known as “overriding dorsal spinous processes” or simply “dorsal spinous process impingement,” is a condition that can affect a horse’s back. The equine spine is made of a series of vertebrae, each with spinous processes (the bony projections along the top of the vertebrae), that normally have a clear space between…
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Comprehensive User Guide!
Introducing the genuine Equiband® Pro System from Equicore Concepts! Backed by science. Recommended by veterinarians, therapists, trainers and riders, for conditioning and rehabilitation. Strengthen your horse’s core safely and appropriately, with the only commercial equine resistance band system that has undergone peer-reviewed clinical research! TheEquiband® Pro System is intended for use under guidance from…
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Equiband® Pro resistance bands increase activation of core muscles at the trot
A peer-reviewed study used EMG sensors to show that abdominal and hindquarter Equiband® Pro increase activation of the rectus abdominus muscle in horses at the trot. This confirms that the Equiband® Pro System is a useful addition to athletic training and rehabilitation programs requiring strengthening of core muscles.
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Rehabilitation program featuring the Equiband® Pro System assists with recovery from neurologic dysfunction
Individualized rehabilitation programs (including the Equiband® Pro System) can help horses to recover from neurologic dysfunction.
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Rehabilitation exercises featuring the Equiband® Pro System strengthen spinal muscles and improve posture in horses
Core strengthening exercises (including handwalking with the Equiband® Pro System) have been shown to strengthen spinal muscles and improve postural stability. This is critical for rehabilitating horses returning back to work and to prevent future injury.